- Northern Ireland local government elections, 1981
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Northern Ireland 1973–98 
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Elections for local government were held in Northern Ireland in 1981.
Results
Overall
Party[1] Councillors Votes Total +/- % share Total Democratic Unionist 142 +68 26.6 176,816 Ulster Unionist 151 -25 26.4 175,965 SDLP 104 -9 17.5 116,487 Alliance 38 -32 8.9 59,397 Independent 37 +5 6.7 44,427 Irish Independence 21 N/A 3.9 25,859 Workers' Party 3 -3 1.8 12,059 Independent Unionist 6 -4 1.2 8,219 Ulster Popular Unionist 5 N/A 1.2 7,817 United Ulster Unionist 5 -7 0.7 4,962 People's Democracy 2 N/A 0.7 4,734 Unionist Party NI 2 -4 0.7 4,478 Irish Republican Socialist 2 N/A 0.5 3,654 Labour (NI) 1 0 0.5 3,563 Progressive Unionist 1 N/A 0.5 3,057 New Ulster Political Research 1 N/A 0.4 2,989 Independent Loyalist 2 +1 0.3 1,935 Independent Socialist 1 +1 0.3 1,884 Newtownabbey Labour 1 N/A 0.2 1,113 Labour League 0 N/A 0.1 924 Socialist Alliance 0 N/A 0.1 898 Independent Labour 1 0 0.1 832 United Democratic 0 N/A 0.1 692 Trade Union Campaign 0 N/A 0.1 439 Independent Alliance 0 N/A 0.1 323 Independent Nationalist 0 0 0.0 247 Communist Party 0 0 0.0 201 Unionist Unity 0 0 0.0 196 UBNF 0 0 0.0 194 Ecology 0 0 0.0 142 Independent SDLP 0 0 0.0 85 SRP 0 0 0.0 34 UBUPP 0 0 0.0 28 By council
Antrim
Ards
Armagh
Ballymena
Banbridge
Belfast
Belfast A[2] Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist John Foster 3,333 Ulster Unionist Jeremy Burchill 2,589 Democratic Unionist Raymond McCrea 2,345 Ulster Unionist Grace Bannister 2,055 Democratic Unionist Sammy Wilson 1,479 Alliance Donnell Deeny 1,439 SDLP Alasdair McDonnell 1,262 Ulster Unionist Billy Blair 900 Alliance Mervyn Jones 766 Ulster Unionist T. Wilkins 544 Workers' Party Frank Cullen 418 SDLP P. T. McGrourty 410 Labour (NI) D. Peters 276 Ulster Popular Unionist Ben Horan 187 Independent John McKeague 99 Communist Party J. Stewart 97 Turnout 19,133 Democratic Unionist gain from Alliance Ulster Unionist gain from Social Democratic and Labour Belfast B[2] Party Candidate 1st Pref Alliance Oliver Napier 2,631 Democratic Unionist Henry Evans 2,513 Unionist Party NI Joshua Cardwell 2,327 Democratic Unionist Bill Morrison 2,152 Ulster Unionist Tommy Patton 2,083 Ulster Unionist William Corry 1,733 Alliance Michael Brown 1,602 Democratic Unionist S. Foster 1,464 Ulster Unionist Dorothy Dunlop 1,248 Democratic Unionist A. Greer 979 Alliance S. G. Coulson 647 Labour (NI) D. McKee 548 New Ulster Political Research D. P. Scott 434 SDLP Peter Prendiville 236 Turnout 21,838 Democratic Unionist gain from Ulster Unionist Belfast C[2] Party Candidate 1st Pref Alliance David Cook 2,493 Ulster Unionist Mary Crooks 2,099 Ulster Unionist Andrew Cairns 1,933 Democratic Unionist Brian Gibson 1,503 SDLP Ben Caraher 1,501 Ulster Unionist J. J. Dixon Gilmore 1,326 Democratic Unionist William Stevenson 1,214 Alliance Muriel Pritchard 1,158 Alliance B. Jeffrey 913 Democratic Unionist T. McIntyre 729 Unionist Party NI Victor Brennan 532 Workers' Party G. Carr 530 Turnout 16,460 Democratic Unionist gain from Unionist Party NI Democratic Unionist gain from Alliance Belfast D[2] Party Candidate 1st Pref SDLP Joe Hendron 4,291 People's Democracy John McNulty 2,781 SDLP Cormac Boomer 2,070 Independent Socialist Paddy Devlin 1,343 Workers' Party Mary McMahon 1,125 Irish Republican Socialist Gerry Kelly 957 Irish Republican Socialist W. J. Browning 822 Alliance Dan McGuinness 725 SDLP Mary Muldoon 636 Ulster Unionist J. Hand 538 Workers' Party K. Smyth 438 SDLP Anne McElroy 346 Independent L. Hunter 167 Alliance R. Turkington 137 Turnout 17,436 People's Democracy gain from Republican Clubs Independent Socialist gain from Social Democratic and Labour Irish Republican Socialist gain from Alliance Belfast E[2] Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist George Haffrey 4,142 Ulster Unionist Billy Bell 3,105 Democratic Unionist George Seawright 1,989 Progressive Unionist Hugh Smyth 1,931 New Ulster Political Research Sammy Doyle 1,135 Independent Laurence Kennedy 1,070 Alliance A. H. Egerton 1,011 Unionist Democracy Fred Proctor 692 SDLP Alban Maginness 618 Ulster Unionist J. Sands 386 Ulster Unionist Alfie Ferguson 367 Independent P. Hunter 321 Independent J. Weir 311 Independent Peter Emerson 202 Workers' Party Margaret McNulty 177 Turnout 18,081 Progressive Unionist gain from Independent Unionist Democratic Unionist gain from Alliance Belfast F[2] Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist Billy Dickson 1,913 Irish Republican Socialist Sean Flynn 1,639 Workers' Party J. Sullivan 1,002 Democratic Unionist Eric Smyth 952 SDLP Owen Allen 898 Alliance Will Glendinning 844 Ulster Unionist James Stewart 719 SDLP H. G. Fitzmaurice 719 Ulster Unionist L. Cust 638 Ulster Unionist H. Fletcher 621 SDLP Mary Smyth 389 SDLP T. Lappin 227 Alliance Paul Maguire 215 Turnout 11,428 Democratic Unionist gain from Ulster Unionist Irish Republican Socialist gain from Republican Clubs Belfast G[2] Party Candidate 1st Pref Democratic Unionist Frederick Ashby 1,913 People's Democracy Fergus O'Hare 1,953 New Ulster Political Research Sammy Millar 1,420 Ulster Unionist Cecil Walker 1,173 Workers' Party Seamus Lynch 750 SDLP Brian Feeney 749 Ulster Unionist Herbert Ditty 595 Independent Socialist Gerry Fitt 541 Democratic Unionist Joseph Coggle 392 Alliance P. J. McGarry 313 Turnout 10,336 Democratic Unionist gain from Alliance People's Democracy gain from Republican Clubs New Ulster Political Research gain from Ulster Unionist Belfast H[2] Party Candidate 1st Pref Ulster Unionist John Carson 5,014 SDLP Paschal O'Hare 3,057 Democratic Unionist William Annon 3,010 Independent Unionist Frank Millar 1,848 Alliance John Cushnahan 1,739 Labour (NI) Andy Carr 1,000 SDLP Alban Maginness 818 Democratic Unionist William Gault 813 Workers' Party L. McK. Clarke 553 Alliance R. O. Jamison 531 Progressive Unionist D. A. Overend 503 Democratic Unionist Pauline Strong 466 Ulster Unionist Raymond Trimble 408 Turnout 20,480 Democratic Unionist gain from Alliance Carrickfergus
Castlereagh
Coleraine
Cookstown
Craigavon
Derry
Down
Dungannon
Fermanagh
Larne
Limavady
Lisburn
Magherafelt
Moyle
Newry and Mourne
Newtownabbey
North Down
Omagh
Strabane
References
Elections and referendums in Northern Ireland Elections Local government elections 1973 · 1977 · 1981 · 1985 · 1989 · 1993 · 1997 · 2001 · 2005 · 2011Referendums Categories:- Council elections in Northern Ireland
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